Clathrus archeri
| Clathrus archeri | |
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| Octopus stinkhorn (Clathrus archeri) with suberumpent eggs | |
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| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Phallaceae |
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| Species: | C. archeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Clathrus archeri (Berk.) Dring 1980 | |
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| Clathrus archeri Mycological characteristics | |
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| Glebal hymenium | |
| No distinct cap | |
| Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Spore print is olive-brown | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Clathrus archeri (synonyms Lysurus archeri, Anthurus archeri, Pseudocolus archeri), commonly known as octopus stinkhorn or devil's fingers, is a fungus which has a global distribution. This species was first described in 1980 in a collection from Tasmania. The young fungus erupts from a suberumpent egg by forming into four to seven elongated slender arms initially erect and attached at the top. The arms then unfold to reveal a pinkish-red interior covered with a dark-olive spore-containing gleba. In maturity it smells like putrid flesh.
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